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Kealakehe raises freshmen standards
About 40 percent of incoming freshmen at Kealakehe High can't read at a seventh-grade level, said Jim Young, English department chair.
Some students' reading ability match that of a fourth grader, according to school assessments. There are similar struggles in mathematics.
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| Kealakehe High School juniors read during their remedial English class Thursday. School principal Wil Murakami would like to see intermediate schools increase proficiency in English and reading in order to help his school raise proficiency levels. MICHAEL DARDEN | WEST HAWAII TODAY |
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